For many people flying from Singapore to Sydney, the flight can take as little as seven hours or so. The Guardian newspaper confirmed this unusual route with Netanyahu's delegation. Like other Muslim-majority nations, the country has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel because of the latter's conflict with Palestinians. However, the strange route of Netanyahu's plane shows another effect of Israel's diplomatic situation. However, when Netanyahu called upon Indonesia to normalize diplomatic relations last year, the Indonesian government said it would do so only when the Palestinians are granted an independent state.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2017 17:53 UTC